Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Application File S. 23608, Eliab Dyre, Mass

SERVICE
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Dyre, Eliab Dyer
S 23608
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11714
Connecticut
Eliab Dyer
of Holland in the State of Connecticut who was a Pr. Sergt. in the Company commanded by Captain [blank] of the Regt. commanded by Col. Fairfield in the Massachusetts line for 8 months Private 15 months Sergt.
Inscribed on the Roll of Connecticut at the rate of 101 Dollars 66 Cents per annum, to commence on the 4th day of March, 1831.
Certificate of Pension issued the 8 day of June 1833 and sent to Hendee of Holton Co. Present
Arrears to the 4th of Mar 33 $23.52 Semest. allowance ending 4 Sep 33 50.81 $254.15
{ Revolutionary Claim, } { Act June 7, 1832. }
Recorded by Ino. Cromwell Clerk, Book E Vol. 5 Page 16

21118 Thos. Dyer Connecticut
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Home Address

WAR DEPARTMENT,
Pension Office,
Sir:
The evidence in support of your claim, under the act of June 7, 1832, has been examined, and the papers are herewith returned. The following is a statement of your case in a tabular form. On comparing these papers with the following rules, and the subjined notes, you will readily perceive that objections exist, which must be removed, before a pension can be allowed. The notes and the regulations will shew what is necessary to be done. These points to which your attention is more particularly directed, you will find marked in the margin with a brace, (thus: { ). You will, when you return your papers to this Department, send this printed letter with them; and you will, by complying with this request, greatly facilitate the investigation of your claim.
A Statement, shewing the Service of Hubb. Dyer
   Period when the service was rendered. Duration of the claimant's service. Rank of the claimant. Names and Rank of the Company officers under whom he served. Names and Rank of the General and Field officers. Battles in which the applicant was engaged. Country through which he marched. Place of abode when he entered the service, and age at the present period. Evidence by which the declaration is supported.   Years. Months. Days.     Apr 1775 2 3 Private Capt. Fishburne Genl. Sullivan N. H. Warwick 68   1775 3 " " Genl. Howe R.I. River near   1776 2 " Capt. Johnson Roxbury Tolland Ct.   1776 3 Corporal Capt. Younger Genl. Cornwallis Albany Surviving witness (now in service as a Sergeant)   1776 1 Sergeant " " 21st   Plainsfield   G.T.   Marching   General   Certificate of a clergyman and Colonel  
I am, respectfully,
Your obedient servant,
J. L. EDWARDS, Commissioner of Pensions.

REGULATIONS UNDER THE ACT OF JUNE 7, 1832.
The following regulations have been adopted:
This law has been construed to extend, as well to the line, as to every branch of the Staff of the Army, and to include under the terms "Continental Line," "State troops," "militia," and "volunteers," all persons enlisted, drafted, or who volunteered and who were bound to military service but not those who were occasionally employed with the army upon civil contracts, such as Clerks to Commissaries and to Store Keepers, &c. Teamsters, Boatmen, &c. Persons who served on board of Private Armed Vessels are also excluded from the benefits of the law, as well as persons who turned out as patrols, or were engaged in guarding particular places at night, and were not recognized as being in actual military service.
Four general classes of cases are embraced in this law:
 1. The Regular Troops.  2. The State Troops, Militia, and Volunteers.  3. Persons employed in the Naval service.  4. Indian Spies. 
As rolls of the regular troops in the Revolutionary War exist in this Department, all persons, claiming the benefit of this law as officers, non-commissioned officers, musicians or privates, will in the first instance, make application by transmitting the following declaration, which will be made before a Court of Record of the County where such applicant resides. And every Court having by law a seal and Clerk is considered a Court of Record.
DECLARATION,
In order to obtain the benefit of the Act of Congress of the 7th of June, 1832.
State, Territory, or District of } ss. County of }
On this day of personally appeared (a) before A. B. a resident (b) of in the county of and State, Territory or District of aged (c) years, who being first duly sworn, according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration, in order to obtain the benefit of the provision made by the act of Congress, passed June 7th, 1832. That he enlisted in the Army of the United States in the year (d) , with and served in the (e) regiment of the line, under the following named officers:
[Here set forth the names and rank of the Field and Company Officers; the time he left the service; (and if he served under more than one term of enlistment, he must specify the particular period, and rank and names of his officers;) the town or county and State in which he resided when he entered the service; the battles, if any, in which he was engaged, and the country through which he marched. [This form is to be varied so as to apply to the cases of officers and persons who belonged to the militia, volunteers, navy, &c.]
He hereby relinquishes every claim (f) whatever to a pension or an annuity, except the present, and he declares that his name is not on the Pension Roll of any Agency in any State, or (if any) only on that of the Agency in the State of
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
A. B.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion (g) that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
I of the Court of do hereby certify (h) that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office (i) this day of &c.
If, on examination of the proper record the names of applicants, making such declaration, cannot be found, they will produce such proof as the rule given in note (j) points out.
Every applicant who claims a pension by virtue of service in the State Troops, Volunteers or Militia, except those who belonged to the New Hampshire Militia and State Troops of Virginia, will make and subscribe a declaration similar to the foregoing, with the following additions, viz:
(k) We, A. B., a Clergyman, residing in the and C. D. residing in (the same) hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with , who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration; that we believe him to be years of age; that he is reputed and believed, in the neighborhood where he resides, to have been a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
[And then will follow the certificate of the Court.]
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion, after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary Soldier, and served as he states. And the Court further certifies, that it appears to them that A. B. who has signed the preceding certificate is a clergyman, resident in the
and that C. D., who has also signed the same is a resident in the and is a credible person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Clerk of the Court of do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of for a pension.
In testimony whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office, this day of &c.
Every applicant will produce the best proof in his power. This is the original discharge or commission; but if neither of these can be obtained, the party will so state under oath, and will then procure, if possible, the testimony of at least one credible witness, stating in detail his personal knowledge of the services of the applicant, and such circumstances connected therewith, as may have a tendency to throw light upon the transaction.
If such surviving witness cannot be found, the applicant will so state in his declaration (l) and he will also, whether he produce such evidence or not, proceed to relate all the material facts, which can be useful in the investigation of his claim, and in the comparison of his narrative with the events of the period of his alleged service, as they are known at the Department. A very full account of the services of each person.

will be indispensable to a favorable action upon his case. The facts stated will afford one of the principal means of corroborating the declaration of the applicant, if true, or of detecting the imposition, if one be attempted; and unless, therefore, these are amply and clearly set forth, no favorable decision can be expected. All applicants will appear before some Court of Record in the County, in which they reside, and there subscribe and be sworn to, one of the declarations above provided, according to the nature of his case.
The Court will propound the following ( m ) interrogatories to all applicants for a pension, on account of service in the Militia, State troops, or Volunteers, except the Militia of New Hampshire and the State troops of Virginia.
 1. Where and in what year were you born?  2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?  3. Where were you living when called into service; where have you lived since the Revolutionary war, and where do you now live?  4. How were you called into service; were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? And if a substitute, for whom?  5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops, where you served; such Continental and Militia Regiments as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your services.  6. { To a Soldier. } Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so, by whom was it given and what has become of it? { To an Officer. } Did you ever receive a commission, and if so, by whom was it signed, and what has become of it? 
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution.
The Court will see that the answers to these questions are embodied in the declaration, and they are requested to annex their opinions of the truth of the statement of the applicant.
The applicant will further produce in Court, if the same can be done, in the opinion of the Court, without too much expense and inconvenience to him, two respectable persons—one of whom should be the nearest clergyman, if one lives in the immediate vicinity of such applicant, who can testify, from their acquaintance with him, that they believe he is of the age he represents, and that he is reputed and believed in the neighborhood to have been a Revolutionary soldier, and that they concur in that opinion. If one of these persons is a Clergyman, the Court will so certify, and they will also certify, to the character and standing of other persons, giving such certificates.
The traditional evidence of service is deemed very important, in the absence of any direct proof, except the declaration of the party. And the Courts are requested to be very particular in the enquiry whether the belief is general, and whether any doubts have ever existed upon the subject.
Applicants unable to appear in Court by reason of bodily infirmity, may make the declaration before required, and submit to the examination, before a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record of the proper county, and the Judge or Justice will execute the duties, which the Court is herein requested to perform, and will also certify that the applicant cannot, from bodily infirmity, attend the Court.
Whenever any official act is required to be done by a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or by a Justice of the peace, the certificate of the Secretary of State or Territory, or of the proper Clerk of the Court or County, under his seal of office, will be annexed, stating that such person is a Judge or Justice of a Court of Record, or a Justice of the Peace, and that the signature annexed is his genuine signature.
No payments can be made on account of the services of any person, who may have died before the taking effect of the act of June 7, 1832; and in case of death subsequent thereto, and before the declaration herein required is made, the parties interested will transmit such evidence as they can procure, taken and authenticated before a Court of Record, showing the services of the deceased, the period of his death, the opinion of the neighborhood respecting such services, the title of the claimant, and the opinion of the Court upon the whole matter.
[a] The declarant must appear in open Court, unless prevented from doing so by reason of bodily infirmity; in which case the declarant will follow the rule and down for his guidance.
[b] The declarant must make his declaration in the county where he resides. If he should fail to do so, he must assign a sufficient reason for not conforming to the rule.
[c] The age of the claimant must invariably be mentioned.
[d] The declarant must mention the period or periods of the war when he served.
[e] Every continental officer or soldier must give the name of the Colonel under whom he served; otherwise a satisfactory examination of the claim cannot be had. Every claimant must state, with precision, the length of his service, and the different grades in which he served, in language so definite as to enable the Department to determine to what amount of pension he is entitled. In a case where the applicant cannot, by reason of the loss of memory, state precisely how long he served, he should amend his declaration by making an affidavit in the following words:
"Personally appeared before me, the undersigned, a Justice of the Peace, &c. A. B. who, being duly sworn, deposeth and saith, that, by reason of old age, and the consequent loss of memory, he cannot swear positively as to the precise length of his service; but, according to the best of his recollection, he served not less than the periods mentioned below, and in the following grades:—For _____ year _____ months, and _____ days, I served as a _____. For _____ months and _____ days, I served as a _____; and for such service I claim a pension."
It is important, in all cases, to determine with precision the period for which each applicant served, and the particular rank he held, as the law directs the pension to be paid according to the grade of the pensioner and the length of his service. The use of the phrase about three or four months , in the militia, &c. without specifying the hours, the names of the officers, and other particulars respecting their service. This form of a declaration is highly objectionable. It must, in every case, be clearly shown under what officers the applicant served; the duration of each term of engagement; the particular place or places where the service was performed; that the applicant served with an embodied corps called into service by competent authority; that he was either in the field or in garrison; and for the time during which the service was performed, he was not employed in any civil pursuit.
[f] The law makes the relinquishment indispensable.
[g] The opinion of the Court is always required.
[h] The Clerk must give his certificate in every case.
[i] The Clerk must affix his seal, and if it has no device or inscription by which it can be distinguished from any other seal, or if he has no public seal of office, the certificate of a Member of Congress, proving the official character and signature of the certifying officer, should accompany the papers.
Mode of authenticating papers.
In every instance where the certificate of the certifying officer who authenticates the papers is not written on the same sheet of paper which contains the affidavit, or other papers authenticated, the certificate must be attached thereto by a piece of tape or narrow ribbon, the ends of which must pass under the seal of office of the certifying officer, so as to prevent any paper from being improperly attached to the certificate.
Proof of Service.
[j] In a case where the name of the applicant is not found on the records of the Department, he must prove his service by two credible witnesses who are required to set forth in their affidavits the time of the claimant's entering the service, and the time and manner of his leaving the same, as well as the regiment, company, and line to which he belonged. The magistrate who may administer the oaths must certify to the credibility of the witnesses, and the official character and signature of the magistrate must be certified by the proper officer, under his seal of office.
[k] The notes from [a] to [j] are all equally applicable to the cases of Militia men, Volunteers and State Troops. The proof required by rule is
Note [j] applies to continental troops only.
[l] This traditional evidence is indispensable in militia cases.
[m] If a witness cannot be found, the declarant must state the fact.
[n] The answers to the interrogatories must all be written, and sent to the War Department, with the declaration.

State of Connecticut, TOLLAND COUNTY, ss. HEBRON PROBATE DISTRICT,
On this Nineteenth day of December A. D. 1832, personally appeared in open court before Abner Hendee, Esq. Judge of the Court of Probate, for the District of Hebron, now sitting, Eliab Dyer a resident of Coventry , in the County of Tolland and State of Connecticut, aged 68 years, who being first duly sworn according to law, doth on his oath make the following declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress, passed June 7, 1832.
That he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers, and served as herein stated.
I enlisted in the month of April 1780 He intitled for three months under Capt. John Richardson of Brookfield Massachusetts the other company officers I do not remember General Sullivan commanded the Troops where I served this campaign I was marched first from Hardwick Massachusetts where I then moved to Tiverton Rhode Island near Newport and was there stationed & employed in keeping Guard the British lying opposite to us & near where we were stationed & when our time was out I was dismissed & returned home In this campaign I served three months as a Private That afterwards some according to my present recollection some time in January 1781 I again enlisted for three months under the same Capt Richardson the other officers I do not remember except the Major his name was Reed of Hebron to Brookfield Massachusetts I was first marched to Rosebury in Massachusetts & the company to which I belonged and one other were taken from there and served as a guard the term out of my in- -listment I was then dismissed & returned home during this term I served three months as a Private That afterwards as I believe in the month of October

October 1781 I enlisted for two months under Capt Johnson and served that term after near Albany in New York on the flats as a Guide at the end of two months I was dismissed and returned home during this term he served two months as a Private
That afterwards as I believe about the 1 st of January July 1782 1782 I again enlisted for three months as as orderly sergeant sergeant in a company under the command of Capt Abner Granger of Suffield Connecticut where I then lived Lieut Wilson & Ensign Libbets at Hartford Conn. Took charge of sergeant men and marched them to the Garrison near Stamford Conn. & there served out the term of this enlistment of three months as a sergeant That immediately after the last enlistment expired I think about the first of April 1782 I again enlisted as orderly sergeant for one year in the same company & under the same officers to wit Granger, Wilson, & Libbets Col Samuel Banfield commanded the Regt thru' the last term which which I served which Regt was raised by the state of Connecticut & were called State Troops over business at the Garrison near Stamford where I was stationed the two last companies was to watch the enemy and Tories & protect the citizens who lived in that part of the state, and I with the rest of the Regt was discharged on the first day of April 1783 I was never in any battle - I served one year, three months as a sergeant
She further declares that he has no documentary evidence of that he knows of no person living

living whom testimony he can prove except the one whose deposition accompanies this declaration & he believes there is no other person living except Don G Bridgman who served with him in the  any part of his campaign.
He hereby relinquishes every claim whatever to a pension or annuity except the present, and declare that his name is not on the Pension Roll of the Agency of any State.
He answers to the interrogatories propounded by order of the War Department, as follows:
1. Where, and in what year were you born?
I was born in Coventry in the County of Tolland & State of Connecticut in the year 1761 in the month of April
2. Have you any record of your age, and if so, where is it?
I have no record of his age
3. Where were you living when called into service, where have you lived since the revolutionary war, and where do you now live?
I lived in Haverwick in the State of Massachusetts when I first entered the service of the Revolution War I have lived in the following places to wit New Haven & Hartford Cont Shrewsbury Vt Albany State N York Coosville & Coventry in Tolland County of now reside in Coventry
4. How were you called into service? Were you drafted, did you volunteer, or were you a substitute? and if a substitute, for whom?
I enlisted at all times when I was in service as drafted in my declaration of service in the line of State Troops or as a volunteer of which I do not now remember
5. State the names of some of the Regular Officers, who were with the troops where you served such Continental and Militia Regiment as you can recollect, and the general circumstances of your service?
I do not remember any more of the officers or circumstances of my service than what I have stated in this my declaration

6. Did you ever receive a discharge from the service, and if so by whom was it given, and what has become of it?
I never had any written discharge if I had I do not know where it has become of them I had a sergeant's warrant but have lost it, cannot tell where it is
7. State the names of persons to whom you are known in your present neighborhood, and who can testify as to your character for veracity, and their belief of your services as a soldier of the Revolution?
I am known to the Rev Chauncy Booth of Coventry & to Marvin Curtis of Coventry who can testify for my veracity & their belief of my services I am also known to Don C Brigham who served with me at Stamford in 1782, whose deposition accompanies this application
Sworn to and subscribed the day and year aforesaid—
Eliah Dyer
We, Chauncy Booth a clergyman residing in the town of Coventry in the County of Tolland, and Marvin Curtis residing in Coventry hereby certify, that we are well acquainted with Eliah Dyer 68 years of age, that he has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration, that we believe him to be a soldier of the Revolution, and that we concur in that opinion. Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid.
Chauncy Booth Marvin Curtis
And the said Court do hereby declare their opinion after the investigation of the matter, and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department, that the above named applicant was a Revolutionary soldier, and served as he states.
And the Court further certifies, that the Rev. Chauncy Booth who has signed the preceding Certificate, is a Clergyman resident in the town of Coventry and that Marvin Curtis who has also signed the same, is a resident in the town of Coventry and is a creditable person, and that their statement is entitled to credit.
I, Cyrus Mann, clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Hebron, do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said Court, in the matter of the application of Eliah Dyer for a Pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of Office, this 19 th day of December A. D. 1832.
Cyrus Mann
Clerk.
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Chas Dyer Left New York
Act: James J. 891
Index: Vol. 9 , Page 117
[Arrangement of 1870.]

I Don C Brigham of Coventry in the County of Tolland in the State of Connecticut aged Sixty Nine years testify and say that in the month of April 1782 I enlisted into Capt Daniel Alins Company and Col Samuel Connills Regiment and I was marched to Stamford Connecticut soon after my enlistment & then joined the Regiment I then became acquainted with Oliver Dyer of Coventry in the County of Tolland Connecticut when I first became acquainted with said Dyer he was a Sergeant in the company to which he belonged this was according to my best recollection some time in May 1782 the Company to which he belonged was attached to the same Regiment in which I served, and that after my first acquaintance with said Dyer as soon as he returned at Stamford with said Regiment & saw them, till I Regiment was disbanded which was the 1 st of April 1783, our Regiment was stationed at the Garrison near Stamford which was built the year preceding the Revolution over having their orders to watch the enemy and protect the American people Col Cashills Regiment was raised by the State of Connecticut & was called Stark Brigades.
Don C Brigham
State of Connecticut, Tolland County August 28 th 1892 personally appeared Don C Brigham the above named Defendant whose known to me that the above deposition by him subscribed constitutes the true & the whole thereof and nothing else the truth & nothing else D Brigham is a man of integrity.
Sworn before me William Kelley Justice of Peace.

Don C. Brigham Depositor.
Tolland County s.s. Clerks office } s. s. Tolland
I Jeremiah Parish Clerk of Tolland County hereby do certify that the within copy of the deposition of Don C. Brigham was this day taken & acknowledged in and for several months past has been a Justice of Peace within & for sd County duly appointed & sworn & by law authorized to administer oaths and take depositions - and that the signature to the accompanying certificate purporting to be his is genuine. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand & put the seal of sd County this 8th day of August AD 1832
Jeremiah Parish Clerk

State of Connecticut County of Tolland ss Hobson Probate District,
On this 20th day of August 1832 personally appeared in Open Court before the Court of Probate for the District of Hobson in said County now sitting being a Court record which Dyer of Coersity in the County of Tolland in the State of Connecticut aged sixty eight years, who being first sworn concerning to law, doth on his Oath make the fol- lowing Declaration in order to obtain the benefit of the act of Congress passed June 7th 1832 that he entered the service of the United States under the following named officers and served as herein stated, that in the month of April 1780, I enlisted for three months under Capt John Richardson of Brookfield Massachusetts the other company officers I do not remember General Sullivan commanded the troops where I served this Campaign, I was marched first from Sandwich Massachusetts where I then resided to a place called Swanton in the State of Vermont Island near Vtport and was there stationed until expired out the term of my enlistment three months, we were employed as a Guard, the British being on the island to us, when my term was out I was dismissed and returned home, that afterwards according to my present recollections some time in January 1781 I again enlisted for three months under the same Captain Richardson the other officers I do not know except the Major his name was Brad- ley belonged to Brookfield Mass. I was first marched to Roxbury Massachusetts & the company to which I belonged was then transported from thence and served as a guard the balance of my enlistment, I was then dismissed and returned home that afterwards in October about the month of November 1781 I enlisted for two months under Capt Johnson & served that term of time near Albany New York on the flats as a guard, at the end of the two months I was dismissed and returned home, that afterwards as I believe, about the 8th of January February 1782

I again enlisted for three months as ordinary Sergeant and served that time out under Capt. Ebenezer Greenough of Sheffield Connecticut where I then lived Dut. Wilcox and Ensign Silsby, at Stratford Connecticut I took a company of men & moved them to the Garrison near Stamford Connecticut & then served out the time of my enlistment of three months. as a guard. That immediately after the last enlistment offered I again enlisted for one year as ordinary Sergeant and served that full term of time out under the same Company again Lieut. Greenough Wilcox & Silsby, Colonel Samuel Campfield commanded the Regiment in which I served the two last Campaigns upon stated which Regiment was raised by the State of Connecticut & when called State Troops was in camp at the Garrison near Stamford when I was discharged the two last Campaigns as a guard as to guard the enemy & to protect the civilians who lived in the outposts of the State. I with the rest of the Regiment were discharged the first of April 1783. I never was in any regular Battle.
and in answer to the interrogatories put by the Court as prescribed by the War Department I believe and say that I was born at Coventry in the County of Tolland in the State of Connecticut in the year mentioned inward and fifty four in the month of April. I have no record of my age. I lived where I first entered the service in Haddam in the State of Massachu- setts, since the revolution my home I have lived in the following named places vizt. Nuttfield Ct. Northbury Vermont. Hartford & Albany in State of New York Canterbury Connecticut in Tolland County where I now reside. I enlisted at all times when I was in service as stated in this my declaration & served in the lines of State Troops or as a volunteer & that I do not now

number I never had a written discharge & I do not conceive any more of the affair or in any other way of my service other than what I have above stated in this my Declaration. That I am known to Don C. Brigham who served with me at Haverhill in 1822 and was with me in the same Regt for one year & three months in company to the Rev. Chauncy Booth & clergyman in Coventry & Marvin better by who can testify to my character for piety and their liking my services as a Soldier of the revolution and I further declare that I have no documentary evidence and that I know of no person whose testimony I can produce to support the above Declarations concerning my Declaration. and I further declare that I am entitled to a pension or annuity under the provisions of the act for the service roll of the army of any State.
Sworn to & subscribed the day & year aforesaid.
Eliza Dyer
We Chauncy Booth a clergyman residing in the Town of Coventry and Marvin Curtis also of the Town of Coventry hereby certify that we are now acquainted with Eliza Dyer who has subscribed and sworn to the above declaration that we believe her to be 68 years of age that she is respected and beloved in the neighborhood where she resides to have been a Soldier of the revolution and that we know in that opinion.
Sworn and subscribed the day and year aforesaid Chauncy Booth Marvin Curtis
And the said court do hereby declare their opinion after the investiga- tion of the matter and after putting the interrogatories prescribed by the War Department that the above named applicant was a revolutionary soldier and served as he states. And the court further certifies that it appears to them that Chauncy Booth who has signed the proceedings certificate is a clergyman residing in the town of Coventry & that Marvin Curtis who has also signed the same is a resident in the town of Coventry and is a credible person and that their statement is entitled to credit.
Abner Hovey Judge of Probate

I Cyrus Munn Clerk of the Court of Probate for the District of Hobson do hereby certify that the foregoing contains the original proceedings of the said court in the matter of the application of Eliza Dyer for a pension. In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand and seal of office this 20 th Day of August 1832
Cyrus Munn Clerk
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